Product Engineering Manager

About EFFECT Photonics

EFFECT Photonics is a technology scale-up founded in Eindhoven. We develop highly sophisticated optical sub-assemblies (OSAs), including, among others, high-performance lasers for the telecommunications market, built around integrated photonics chips on the indium phosphide platform.

We are looking for an experienced - Product Engineering Manager - Photonics. You will be part of our New Product Development (NPD) team and will be the guardian of product integrity. You bridge the gap between initial R&D concepts and market-ready solutions. Your mission is to ensure that our next generation Tunable Lasers not only move toward production but strictly adhere to performance specifications and meet all functional requirements throughout the development lifecycle. We want you to bring your expertise, experience, and passion along with a demonstrated track record of delivering new complex products to join us in creating a world class company.

Required / Desired knowledge, skills, and abilities

• PhD or MS degree in Electronics, Optics, Physics or related technical field
• 10+ years of experience in telecommunications and/or or microelectronics
• Previous experience in team management
• Good understanding of (integrated) photonic components
• Experienced in New Product Introduction, working with cross-functional teams and with offshore contract manufacturing
• Experienced with production processes and controls
• Good communication, organizational and interpersonal skills
• Ability to solve problems through fact-based decision-making processes
• Ability to propose and drive solutions through cross-functional teams
• Proficiency with statistical data analysis platforms like JMP with the ability to draw conclusions and define actions
• Reliability engineering experience with Telecom class products is an asset
• Willingness to travel to Asian CM (~15-20%)
• Team leadership: Lead a multidisciplinary team of engineers which act as primary link between other NPD groups such as PIC design, Validation, OSA design (Optical Sub Assembly), Calibration and Foundry.

Education Level

• WO

Career Level

• Ervaren

Hours

• 1 - 40 hours per week